tëpshèxën

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /tëp-/ : round
  • /-ëshe-/: open
  • /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

tëpshèxën (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. it has a round opening, there is a round opening

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “tëpshèxën”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project